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Stop the cell phone thieves

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Last updated: March 22, 2010





Here is something worth knowing if you have a mobile phone …

Have you ever wondered why phone companies don’t seem interested in trying to prevent the theft of mobile phones? If you have ever lost, or had one stolen, and if you are on a plan, you still have to pay the plan approximately up to 24 months, and you have to buy another handset and enter into another contract. This is more revenue for the phone company. There is a simple way of making lost or stolen mobiles useless to thieves and the phone companies know about it, but keep it quiet. To check your mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following on your phone:

star-pound-zero-six-pound ( * # 0 6 # ) and a fifteen digit code will appear on the screen.

This is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it in a safe place. Should your mobile phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset, so even if the thief changes the sim card, your phone will be totally useless.



You probably won’t get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can’t use/sell it either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones.
You may want to share this with those friends who have cell phones.

my serial no: 351347203943469

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Comments (5 responses)

  1. adnes says:
    February 20, 2011 at 4:41 am

    Excellent tips, I should have this kind of phone for my work also,,:)

  2. polo says:
    August 9, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    one stolen, and if you are on a plan, you still have to pay the plan approximately up to 24 months, and you have to buy another handset and enter into another contract

  3. Eddie says:
    February 1, 2010 at 5:46 am

    It didn’t work on my phone (enV3 on Verizon network)

  4. Raymond J. says:
    January 25, 2010 at 7:35 pm

    Great tip. Thanks. You certainly have a point there. Ofcourse the phone companies will make more money if you loose you phone. They might even charge you for creating a new sim card with your old number on, so they don’t care of course. But to insure the mobilephone could be a good idea. In my country, Norway, it is very cheap to buy insurance for your phone. – Ray J. – Mobilhuset: Mobiltelefon uten abonnement

  5. tommy says:
    December 30, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    Good to know. Wish I would have known it sooner though because I had my iphone stolen last week….ugh.

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